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Passing the torch

5/26/2010

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    In October 2009, Dennis "Chip" Taylor, a Rockingham county firefighter, was murdered along with his wife and youngest daughter. His ex-wife and her new husband are facing charges for the murders. 


     This year, the first Dennis Chip Taylor memorial scholarships were awarded. One went to John Woods, a 19-year-old enrolled in the Massanutten Technical Community College firefighter training program. Woods told our reporter, "Knowing how many lives Chip has touched, I can't express how honored I am to receive the scholarship."


     He's just a good kid, and he called me ma'am. Meeting someone who at such a young age has already committed himself to a life of service was inspirational, especially hearing how appreciative he was of what the scholarship meant.  



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John Woods, a student from Broadway, looks up a ladder before climbing it at the Broadway Volunteer Fire Department. 
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Woods holds his gloves and helmet after a drill at the Broadway Volunteer Fire Department. 
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Woods puts on his heavy flame-retardant gear inside the station before participating in a drill.
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Papas Basement link
5/26/2010 03:45:31 am

Good work!Though you're only a few years older than him, don't call him kid haha.

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Traci link
5/26/2010 04:30:27 am

Hey, he called me ma'am, I'm just accepting my role :)

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